Ovidius University

rdf:langString Ovidius University

rdf:langString Ovidius University of Constanța

rdf:langString Universitatea "Ovidius" din Constanța

rdf:langString Ovidius University of Constanța

rdf:langString about 15,000

rdf:langString The campus of Ovidius University

rdf:langString Universitatea "Ovidius" din Constanța

rdf:langString Romanian

rdf:langString Dan-Marcel Iliescu

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rdf:langString Ovidius University of Constanța (Romanian: Universitatea "Ovidius" din Constanța) is a public higher education institution in Constanța, Romania founded in 1961 as a Pedagogical Institute and transformed into a comprehensive university in 1990. As the Charter of the university states, the Pedagogical Institute was founded by Order of the Ministry of Education no. 654 of 1961, comprising four faculties. By State Council Decree no. 209 of 1977 the institute became a Higher Education Institute and reorganized. By Government Decision 209 of 1990 the institute became a university and, a year later, by Order of the Ministry of Education and Science no. 4894 of 1991, the university was given the present name. The university is notable for having Romanian singer Inna as one of its alumni. The university is named after the famous Roman poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), who spent the later years of his life in the ancient Greek colony of Tomis, the ancient name for Constanța, about 2,000 years ago. The university has two main campuses, both located in Constanța. The central campus, hosting the headquarters of the university and the faculties of sciences and engineering, is located at 124 Mamaia Boulevard, whereas the north campus is located at 1 University Alley, hosting the faculties of humanities and theology, social sciences, life and medical sciences. Ovidius University is a member of the European University Association (EUA), the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE), and the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF, Francophone University Association). It is founding member of the Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN) and of the Balkan Universities Network (BUA) and it hosts the permanent general secretariat of BSUN.